Solar permitting — Tillamook County, Oregon
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Coastal overcast climate with very low solar irradiance is primary constraint — consistently cloudy maritime… Permitting: EFU; 200-ft max / 100-ft min setbacks; hard No county cap. Track record: no prior utility-scale solar on reco…
Key driver: Coastal overcast climate with very low solar irradiance is primary constraint — consistently cloudy maritime conditions severely limit commercial viability; OCMP coastal management adds regulatory layer; dairy EFU protection is strong; among lowest commercial solar potential in Oregon along with Curry and Lincoln counties
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
EFU (strong dairy farming protection), Forest (F), Coastal Shorelands (CS), Rural Residential (RR), Tillamook/Garibaldi/Manzanita/Pacific City urban zones
Setbacks & buffers
100 ft from property lines; coastal setbacks per OCMP; 200 ft from dairy operation structures
Spacing requirements
None specified
Size restrictions
ODOE >35 MW; OCMP for coastal shorelands; Oregon DSL for Tillamook Bay estuary; county CUP
Penalties & bonding
No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.
State-level permits & approvals
ORS 215 EFU CUP; OCMP; ODOE >35 MW; Oregon DSL coastal waters
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State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
50% by 2040 (large IOUs) + 100% clean by 2040 | HB 2021 (2021) | ORS §469A.005 et seq.
State incentive programs
Eligible — Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program; Energy Trust of Oregon
Grid & interconnection
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp); Tillamook People's Utility District (TPUD)
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